पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 8, 2010 CE

Also observed today

कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति · Kumbha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.36 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

निहत्य धार्तराष्ट्रान्नः का प्रीतिः स्याज्जनार्दन।

पापमेवाश्रयेदस्मान्हत्वैतानाततायिनः।।1.36।।

"1.36 My Lord! What happiness can come from the death of these sons of Dhritarashtra? We shall sin if we kill these desperate men." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2067 Śobhana

Śaka Saṁvat: 1932 Vikṛti

Bengali Saṁvat: 1417

Malayalam Era: 1186

Nanakshahi: 541

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	323.36°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra	237.76°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	96.23°	Karka	Puṣya P1
बुध Budha	317.35°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	317.79°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra	336.52°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani	158.15°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4

Howrah, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 50 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 09 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:18 – 05:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:54 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:25 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:47 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:44 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla	17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:25 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:22 – 08:51
Yamaganda	10:20 – 11:48
Gulika Kāla	13:17 – 14:46
Varjyam	06:23 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta	08:39 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:53 – 07:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:22 – 08:51 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:51 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:20 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:48 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:17 – 14:46 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:46 – 16:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:15 – 17:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:44 – 19:15 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:15 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:46 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:17 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:48 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:20 – 02:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:51 – 04:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:22 – 05:53 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1866798.27
Julian Day	2455263.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9952°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	271.57°

🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.9952°), declination -5.00°, EoT -11.53 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2010-03-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)